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'''Pseudowintera colorata''' is a species of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs. It is the part of family Winteraceae. The species is endemic to New Zealand. All Winteraceae are magnoliids, associated with the humid Antarctic flora of the southern hemisphere.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Digestion}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Infection}}, {{Uses|Relieves Pain}}, {{Uses|cancer}}, {{Uses|Menstrual Problems}}, {{Uses|Nosebleed}}, {{Uses|Kidney Problems}}, {{Uses|Dandruff problem}}, {{Uses|Hair Loss}}, {{Uses|Head Lice}}.
  
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'''Pseudowintera colorata''' is a species of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs, part of family Winteraceae. The species is endemic to New Zealand. All Winteraceae are magnoliids, associated with the humid Antarctic flora of the southern hemisphere.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Pinenes, limones, humulene and eugenol, and the flavonoids quercetin, luteolin and proanthocyanidins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Pseudowintera colorata, or mountain horopito, is an evergreen shrub or small tree (1–2.5 m) commonly called pepperwood because its leaves have a hot taste. It is also known as the New Zealand pepper tree, winter's bark, or red horopito. It is so named because early taxonomists recognized the similarity between horopito and the South American Drimys winteri that provided the herbal remedy "winter's bark." They are both members of the Winteraceae family, which are mainly found on the land masses that once made up the great southern continent of Gondwana - South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Its yellowish-green leaves are blotched with red, with new leaves in the spring being bright red. It is distributed within lowland forests up to higher montane forests from 36° 30' South as far southward as Stewart Island/Rakiura. A characteristic plant association for P. colorata is within the podocarp forests of Westland, where alliant understory plants such as Rumohra adiantiformis, Ascarina lucida, Pseudopanax colensoi, Pseudopanax edgerleyi and Blechnum discolor are found.
 
  
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The evergreen horopito plant is continually exposed to attack by various insects and parasites and its occurrence in high rainfall areas makes it particularly susceptible to attack by fungi.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=California Bay Laurel, Pepperwood}}
  
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== Uses ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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*Pseudowintera colorata is grown as a spice, as an ornamental, and as a traditional medicine plant.
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===Dravya===
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* Horopito is documented in the treatment of skin diseases such as ringworm, or for venereal diseases.
 
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*The bruised leaves are used as a poultice for chaffing of the skin, or to heal wounds, bruises or cuts".<ref name="uses"/>
 
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*Early European settlers to New Zealand also used horopito for medicinal purposes. For internal use, leaves were either chewed or prepared as a tea. "The leaves and bark are aromatic and pungent; the former are occasionally used by settlers suffering from diarrhoeic complaints."<ref name="uses2
 
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*A decoction of the leaves was taken for stomach ache and was known as "Maori Painkiller" and "Bushman's Painkiller."<ref name="uses3/>
 
  
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==Common name==
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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* '''English''' - Pepperwood
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Domed shrub}}
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alterbate|Leaf colour is Yellow/cream blotched with red}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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<ref name="uses">Riley, M. (1994) Maori Healing and Herbal: New Zealand Ethnobotanical Sourcebook. Paraparaumu, New Zealand: Viking Sevenseas, p146</ref>
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<ref name="uses2">Kirk T. (1889) The Forest Flora of NZ Govt Printer Wellington</ref>
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===Flower===
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<ref name="uses3">Featon E. H. (1889) Art Album of NZ Vol 1 Trubner & Co London</ref>
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Time of Flowers is spring and Flowers are insignificant}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|Fruits are black small berries and Time of Fruits is summer||Many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Grow in humus-rich, preferably neutral to acid, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Pseudowintera colorata 'Red Leopard'.jpg
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File:Pseudowintera colorata kz7.jpg
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File:Pseudowintera colorata Red Leopard kz1.jpg
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File:Pseudowintera colorata kz1.jpg
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File:Pseudowintera colorata kz5.jpg
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File:Pseudowintera colorata kz2.jpg
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File:Pseudowintera colorata kz9.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.nutritionalwellness.com/archives/2007/may/05_horopito.php Pharmacology]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://shotovergardencentre.co.nz/at-the-garden-centre/natives/pseudowintera-colorata/ Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/14095/Pseudowintera-colorata/Details How to grow]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://triumphanddisaster.com/blogs/news/the-science-of-nature-horopito-pseudowintera-colorata THE SCIENCE OF NATURE: HOROPITO - PSEUDOWINTERA COLORATA]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudowintera_colorata Pseudowintera colorata - Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.kauriparknurseries.co.nz/plants/pseudowintera-colorata-horopito-pepper-tree/ Pseudowintera colorata on kauriparknur series.co.nz]
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* [http://www.alanjolliffe.com/pseudowintera-colorata.html Pseudowintera colorata on The Art and Science of Horticulture]
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* [https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/content.cfm?ref=Pseudowintera+-+Growing+Guide Pseudowintera colorata on burncoose.co.uk]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 21 July 2020

Pseudowintera colorata

Pseudowintera colorata is a species of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs. It is the part of family Winteraceae. The species is endemic to New Zealand. All Winteraceae are magnoliids, associated with the humid Antarctic flora of the southern hemisphere.

Uses

Diabetes, Digestion, Cold, Infection, Relieves Pain, cancer, Menstrual Problems, Nosebleed, Kidney Problems, Dandruff problem, Hair Loss, Head Lice.

Parts Used

Flowers, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Pinenes, limones, humulene and eugenol, and the flavonoids quercetin, luteolin and proanthocyanidins.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English California Bay Laurel, Pepperwood


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Domed shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alterbate Leaf colour is Yellow/cream blotched with red

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Time of Flowers is spring and Flowers are insignificant

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm Fruits are black small berries and Time of Fruits is summer Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Grow in humus-rich, preferably neutral to acid, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Pseudowintera colorata 'Red Leopard'.jpg
  • Pseudowintera colorata kz7.jpg
  • Pseudowintera colorata Red Leopard kz1.jpg
  • Pseudowintera colorata kz1.jpg
  • Pseudowintera colorata kz5.jpg
  • Pseudowintera colorata kz2.jpg
  • Pseudowintera colorata kz9.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Pharmacology
  2. ↑ Plant description
  3. ↑ How to grow

External Links

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